4x1gb GBHZ on p5k dlx

[strange|ife]

Just picked up the p5k dlx tonite, plan on replacing a p5n32.


anyone have any luck running 4gb of G.skill 2GBHZ pc 6400. the black modules?

cant for the life of me get the board bootable !

2 sticks works like a charm in yellow slots.\

also seeing odd SATA issues, wonder if it has to do with ACHI. will try to enable that and install windoze tommrow...


what modues seem to be best with this board? it seems kinda of finky.

[adamsleath]

dang p5k has trubble with 4x1gig?? i just bought 2xhz's
hope you find an answer.

[Bootsy]

I have been running 4x1gb mushkine redlines from day one with this board no problems. Here they are running 490fsb x 7 prime stable with my quad. I am not sure why the gskills wont boot. Try 3 sticks and see if it recognizes that you might have a bad dimm slot.

[strange|ife]

i bumped my 6600 up to 1333 , shouldnt be a big deal.

i was able to boot in with 4gb at 2T

at least it works.!>@!

2t is a bummer though, was under the impression this board would eat 4x1's up for dinner. the p5n32 plus ran perfect with these modules...but is giving me major BSODs at only 3.4 ghz now. 3.2 is stable...ohwell still gonna sell that one. i have faith in p5k!

maybe i relax main timings, i should be able to run 1T, which will be about the same.

i bet it lies in the subtimings..going to bed, dont have time to play around anymore

[CedricFP]

I can't even get 2 sticks stable on 1T for the life of me.

[andyr(uk)]

I can't even get 2 sticks stable on 1T for the life of me.

I tried 1 T at the weekend and i found my cellshock wouldnt post at less than 1000Mhz but would and was stable at 1000+ so i guess it was the sub timimngs were tighter under the 1000mhz setting anyway i am running stable at 1008Mhz 4-4-4-12 1 T at 2.3 volts

Black slots are best for higher frequency

[chriskurn]

Running on a P5K Deluxe (0311)

4 x 1GB Corsair (TWIN2X2048-6400C4) running at 1:1 -- 4-4-4-12 -- 2.1v

Vista x64 Ultimate...No problems at all! Stable for 12hrs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034

[strange|ife]

thanks for replies

iam not even going to fool with it now. taking the board b ack for the abit ip35

fugger came into our store today and really was jocking on how good it was. it seems like a nice board. package is hella gay, but ohwell looks arnt everything.

will post back friday some results and pics. will be my first!

just hope the thing doesnt start to die on me like my last asus...tsk

[michaLcoughliN]

sad to see you leave the Asus genre..

[strange|ife]

i love asus, ive owned probably 7 diffrent asus boards in 6 years.

but the past couple have just been poopers, including a s939..after 2 rma's finally got a working one with that. more like i dont want to deal with customer support if i need to RMA . like many have said their support has gone down the pooper lately.

will tread in abit waters. never owned one.

[Kallenator]

I tried 1 T at the weekend and i found my cellshock wouldnt post at less than 1000Mhz but would and was stable at 1000+ so i guess it was the sub timimngs were tighter under the 1000mhz setting anyway i am running stable at 1008Mhz 4-4-4-12 1 T at 2.3 volts

Black slots are best for higher frequency

I just got to ask, does it have any impact on performance? 1T/2T

[strange|ife]

well iam no intel guru. but on amd boards 1T nets about 15-25% improvment in memory bandwidth and performance

1t on intel from what i understand is actually a bit more important because of the off die memory controller they still use.

so yes 1t is saught after. on benchmarks you will def see a diffrence, real world probably very little

[_JP_]

I had problems with 4 sticks of HZ too...i can only boot with frequency fixed in board, auto doesn't boot.

BTW i went to Asus ftp to see if there were any new and i found a new bios

ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/so...eluxe/0403.zip

Im gonna try it to see if all sata problems are gone

[CedricFP]

I tried 1 T at the weekend and i found my cellshock wouldnt post at less than 1000Mhz but would and was stable at 1000+ so i guess it was the sub timimngs were tighter under the 1000mhz setting anyway i am running stable at 1008Mhz 4-4-4-12 1 T at 2.3 volts

Black slots are best for higher frequency

Black slots huh? Damn, I've got them in yellow.

Will try at 1000 MHZ today for 1T - so far I have been unsuccessful at the following frequencies:

400 4-4-4-10 2.1v
422 4-4-4-10 2.1v
450 4-4-4-10 2.1v
450 4-4-4-12 2.1v
475 4-4-4-10 2.2v
475 4-4-4-12 2.2v

Guess I'll have to try at 500 and beyond.